Condiment-holder.



No. 834,096. PATNTBD 00123,1906.

. J. B. WILLIAMSON.

GO'NDIMBNT HOLD-ER. APPLIOATION FILED APB.6.1906.

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JOHN BAKER WILLIAMSON, oir-'LOUISVILLEv KENTUCKY.. i

y i n ac oNplMENT-HOLDER. 'i i i Applaus@ nega Aprile, 1906. seriiNtslass'.

Be it knowmfthat I, JOHN vBAKEnWII-f LIAMSON, A'a 'citizen 'of the United vStates, 'reslidingv at'Loui'sville, in the county' of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Condiment-Holder, .of which the following is a sl ecification.

' The invention re atesjto improvements in condiment-holders. A Q` The object ofthe present invention isto improve Athe jcoi'istruction of condimentholders and to provide a simple, inexpensive,

andefficient one designed particularly for use as ,a'salt or pepper to prevent its contentsU fromcoming in contact with metallic substances 4and capable of eifectually closing the apertures to prevent the discharge of its contents." Q y A furtherobject of the i'nvention'is to provide a condiment-holder of this character in which the means for securing the capto ,the body of the re'f'ze'ptacle will also enable v the ea to berea'dily adjusted to eX'pose` and Vcut ofi the 'apertures and'also permit the ready'reinova of 'thel cap.l .1

With theseand other objects in Qview the inventionI consists in 'the' construction and novelfcombin'ation and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully'd'escribed, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings,'a'ndpointed out in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in the fo'rm, proportion, size and minor details of` construction within the'scope ofthe claims may be restored to without de arting from the spirit or sacrificing any o the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a condiment-holder constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the upper por tion of the condiment-holder, the section being taken atright angles to Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the cap.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

1 designates the body of the condimentholder, which body is constructed of glass or other suitable material which will not affect salt, epper, or other contents of the device. The libody is provided at its upper edge with an exterior annular groove 2, in which is Spcification of Lettersv Patent.

shaker and adapted l s Patented Oct- 23, 19Q6.

cemented a band V3,#constructed of suitable, metal and arranged as shown. I

The metallic band provided at 4one side with a recess or cut-away portion .5., located 6o at the lower edge of the band and disposed opposite la vrecess 6, which is formed, in the body and which terminates shortof the inner face thereof. lThe 'body is also provided with agro'ove 7,:extendingv lupward from` the recesses 5 and 6 'and receiving the lower por- A tion of an. approximately Lf`shaped spring 8. The spring 8 1s provided at its lower end with a projecting portion or lug 9, which operates in the 'recesses to permit the u per portion of 7o the spring to swing horizontal y into and out of engagement with a ca '10. v i The spring 8 is rovi ed at itsupper 'end with a ball-shape head 11, which. engages the cap at the center' thereof, and the said 75 cap is provided at its center with a depresg sion or lconcavity 412, which'fo'rms ,abearing for the ball 11. The upper arm of the'spring Vis adapted .to be swung into and out .of e'ngagement with the cap to permit the latter to be removedfrom the body, and it also cori-i stitutes .a pivot for the c'apto'enable the same to be rotatedto 'cover or exp,osei"a 'pluralityof aperturesx 13.' i y '1. if'

he apertures. I 13', consist of half "holes 'or 85 grooves formed in the body lat the innerfa'ce l. of the same and extending downward from"` the upper edge.' and tapering y'in'fildth 'or transverse depth, as .clearly shown' 'in 'Figi 2 of the drawings. .Thecap is provided -witheJ depending annular flange 14, which isspaiced from the peripheral edge of the cap to forma projecting horizontal ange orportion 15,

which is adapted to rest upon the u per edge of the body. The projecting peripllieral portion or flange 15 of the cap is cut away at 16 to expose the outer ends oi' the discharge-ap-I ertures 13, and the depending annular iange is also cut away at 17 to expose the inner pore tions of the said apertures. The cap is adapted to be partially rotated to cover and uncover the apertures 13. When the apertures 13 are covered a double cut-off is provided, as the said apertures are covered at their inner portions by the depending annular iiange 14 and at their outer ends by the projecting peripheralportion 15.

The rotary movement of the cap is limited by a vertical rib 18, arranged on the inner face of the body and preferably formed integral with the same and extending into the cut-away portion 17 of the depending annular flange TOO IOS

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14 when the cap is in place on the body of the device. The end walls of the recess or cutaway portion are arranged to engage the rib to form stops for the cap, which is provided with a projecting handle portion 19, by means of which the cap may be readily rotated to cover and uncover the discharge-apertures.

rlhe discharge-apertures may be of any desired number and may be of any size to ada t the device for use as a salt or pepper sha er or for any other substance.

Having thus fully described my invention, .what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, .is-

1. A device of the class described, comprisinga body, a cap mounted for rotary movement on the body, and a spring mounted on the body and extending over and engagingthe cap and movable into and out of engagement with the same, the en aging portion ofthe spring forming a, pivot vor the said 2. A device of the class described, comprising a body, a cap mounted on the body for rotary movement and provided with a central depression or concavity forming a bearing, anda spring pivotally mounted on the body and extending upwardly and inwardly over the cap. and provided at its upper end with a head fitting in the said bearing to form a pivot for the cap, said spring serving to retain the cap on the body and being adapted to ,be swung out of enga ement with the former to permit the removal of the same. 3. A device of the class described, comprising a body having an exterior recess, a band secured tothe body and arranged on the exterior thereof, and having a recess located opposite that of the body, a cap, and a springr extending between the band and the body and having a lug or projecting portion operating in the said recesses, said spring being extended upwardly and inwardly over the cap and engaging the same to retain the cap on the body, said s ring being also adapted to be swung into an out of engagement with the cap.

4. A device of the class described, comprising a body provided at its inner face with a groove extending downwardly from the upper edge of the body and forming a dischargeaperture, and a rotary cap havin a depending flange spaced from the perip ery of the cap and arranged to cover the inner side of the said aperture, and carried to and from such position by the rotary movement of the cap, the outer portion of the ca being arranged upon the upper edge of tliie body for closing the aperture at the to and being cut away to provide an opening or exposing the aperture.

5. A device of the class described, comprising a body provided at its inner face with a groove arranged at the upper edge of the body to form a discharge-aperture, and a rotary cap arranged on the upper edge of the body and having a substantially annular flange extending into the same and cut away to expose the aperture, said flange being also arranged t0 cover the inner side of the aperture, and the said cap being also cut away at the outer edge to provide an opening for exposing the aperture.

6. A device of the class described comprising a body provided at its inner face with a groove arranged at the upper edge of the body to form a discharge-aperture, a rib also arran ed at the inner face of the body and space from the groove, and a rotary cap fitted upon the body and having a depending substantially annular flange arranged within the body, the outer edge of the cap and the adj acent portion of the flange being out away to expose the said aperture, and the said rib extending into the cut-away portion of the flange and forming a stop for limiting the rotary movement of the same.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN BAKER WILLIAMSON.

Witnesses:

SOL. GAIN, JN0. D. POWELL. 

